A restaurant in Qingdao provides free lunch for 100 seniors
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100 seniors gathered to celebrate the "first birthday" of the Ri Shan Tang Charity Vegetarian Restaurant on Thursday morning. (Photos:VCG)
The restaurant is located in Shibei District, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, and provides free vegetarian lunch for over 100 seniors who are widowed, disabled or live alone.
The restaurant opened in October 2018 and has received support and donations from 19,000 people and 55 organizations in China.
Ri Shan Tang has changed the lives of the elderly, providing them with not only lunch, but also a meeting place. They are grateful to her and the volunteers.
More than 100 seniors from neighboring communities have regularly visited the restaurant. They are mostly over 80 years old, with the oldest at 97.
The Ri Shan Tang Charity Vegetarian Restaurant will continue to provide free dining services for seniors. (Compiled by Chen Yingke)